The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-19
our LOCAL RAILROADS.
WHAT Is BEING DONE BY WAY
OF EXTENSIONS,
Building New Roads and Making
COHsOlldatiOns-The Best Evil
dences Of Progress.

and Birmingham railroad.
NASHVILLE American: The Tonnes
see Midland is pushed forward in
very earnest and energetic way by the
prime movers Of the great scheme.
The Kansas City and Southwestern
has laid thirty.two anda half miles OF
track from Psola to five miles hey ond
Tilden; will bs through ID Kansas City
in February.
GRERNvILLE miss. RevieC: The new
railroad hotel at Leland is now almost
ready to be opened up, and the appli-
cants are swarming around the officials
to get 1t every day.
RIPLEY (TeDn.) Sentinel. Memphis
and Charleston railroad stock is now
on the rapid advance. The Memphis
and Chaflett)n is one OF the best pay
ing roads in the South.
BOLIVAR Tenn J Bulletin: With the
Memphis and Nashville railroad com.
pleted through Bolivar and Harde.
man county would soon raise up
boom that would eclip5s anything
heretofore seen in the New South.
SPRINGFIELD mo- Leader: Discrimi-
nation IN freight rates is always in IA
vor of large cities aHd agSinst smaller
ones. By reason Of this fact the bust.
ness Interests OF Springfield should be
particularly inter ested in the passage
OF laws by the State Legislature which
will prevent discrimination.
CHATTANOOGA Times: The annual
passes issued by the Southern liOes
this year are the prettiest and of the
most uniqus design ever is ued......
The southOound ClpciDnsti Southern
train was delayed seven hours yester-
day on account of freight train
breaking down near Dayton.
THE Missouri Pacific reports the fol-
lowing among ether construct 'ous on
their system 10 1886: Memphis Branch
liz miles OF track laid east from
Bald Knob, Ark; miles laid east
ftom Wynne. Ark; and 8 miles laid
west from Wynne......W White River
Branch Ex'ension-l2 miles; Bates
vile, Ark to Manganese Mines.
Fort SMITH Tribune: Mr.. Will Barnes,
OF the Frisco office, is at his post
again, looking little badly Travel
on both toe Frisco and Valley routes
is very dali, and receipt, in those de-
partments are conspicuous by their
smallness. +. Webster, the as
sistant chief engineer OF the Frisco
line, with headquarters here, is fairly
settled down to the duties Of his inn
portant and difficult position ...... Capt.
Puett, the efficient conductor on the
Frisco construction train, has re-
signed and will take similar position
elsewhere.
New YoBK Indicator: We have not
any doubt that East Tennessee fist
preferred will sell a good deal above
80 in the near fulure, and even then it
may find Lake Erie and Western p,e-
ferred alongside Of if....A dividend Of
2 per cent. on tbs East Tennessee first
preferred ia expected TO be deca AIRED
this month. The company earned
enough in the last half OF 1885 to JUS
tfy such q dividend,....And we un-
derstsnd that the earnings are show.
ing up better for 1887, 60 that there
will be no difficulty in keeping up
dividends sitter they are once begun.
JACKSON Miss State Gazette: The
Georgia Pacific Railroad Company has
given orders to Complets their line
from Johnsonville, in Surfower
county, TO Greenwood, in Lfhore
county. TIE gap between Columbus
aud Birmingham is being rapidly
closed, and by next OFT Jber the CEN
ter line from Atlanta to Greenville
will be in operation, the Georgia Pa
cfi3 having a cor tract with the Illinois
Central railroad to run their trains
from S,arkville to Greenwood At
no distant day the gap will be closed
from Greenwood TO Starkville, and
sold trains will then run from Green
vile 10 Atlanta over one system OF
road.
FORREST CRY Ark.) Times: The
Tex1Ikana street railway company has
hesn incorpora, ed. The capital stock
is 100000. ... the st. Louis, Arksn-
sas and Texas has delern ined upon
building an extension to Little Rock.
...... The Hot Springs railroad has
made a reduction in passenger ratae
from So to 81 81 between Malvern and
Hot Springs, and the round trip from
So 10 81. A sweeping reduction in
freight rates was also made. ......I In the
case Of W. L. Horton vs. r r. Dow
and others, for injuries received by
falling eff the depot platform at Madi'
sou, on the Memphis road, the plain
tiff was awarded $1,000 by the United
States court late Monday afternoon
GREENvILLE Miss Times: Through
the revenues we now derive from the
railroads, the lands they have restored
to the paying roll, and the consequent
increase in production aud values
there is certainty of tax reduction in
the near future. ..."T The line now sur
veyed between Columbus ard Winons
is preliminary to the letting of the
road between Columbus and Green
wood, which is probable in March
and from Greenwood to Jobnsonvillt
will be let in the summer. The policy
is to finish the road to Greenville by
the next Crop.....Our county voted
100000; it cost $1,000 yea
interest, but the road pays $1,000
mileage tex, the levee fund receives
nearly i12 600 from the railroad lax
and more comes from the tax on the
railroad bonds. Besides these amounts
the building OF railroads has brOugh
10 considerable sums for redemption
and sales OF lands forfeited heretofore
Under the present railroad impetuI
there have been quite number o
counties In this State and Louisiana